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can electrocardiograms warn about blocked arteries???
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976897 tn?1379167602
They can easily do a stress test to see if your ecg changes when exerting yourself on a treadmill. Not invasive and a cheap test.
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ed i live in the caribbean where all year is summer so winter wont afect me but being under 100 f is not easy task if this fatigue is heart related, here drs. tells me an angiogram is not necessary because echo and every other 50 or 60 ecgs were normal.....so im scared ill have to wait to have an attack for doctors to do something, here they throw everything to anxiety box
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63984 tn?1385437939
I've always considered an ECG valuable to tell if you have had or are having a heart attack.  It is an eight second evaluation of how your heart is performing.  An Echo tells you if your heart is enlarged, condition of your valves and how healthy the heart is.  70% is fantastic.  Like Ed suggests, an angiogram is the gold standard test to look at the condition of your arteries.  Before having that, I'd suggest you consider perhaps an anti-anxiety medication, or work out on a regular basis, maybe mix in yoga.
Keep us informed.
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976897 tn?1379167602
Well there are certain signs to look out for. If it's heart disease, and the shortness of breath is not all the time, only with exertion, then this could be angina, stable angina. With stable angina, you should notice that the shortness of breath occurs more when out in cold air exerting yourself. As the weather cools (as it recently has in the UK) it tends to reveal more potential angina patients. I used to feel great in the summer, but terrible in winter.
So, is the shortness of breath with exertion, such as walking or climbing stairs? or does it come at any time, even sitting down? Stable angina could also begin after eating a meal because the heart works harder to aid blood supply to the digestive system. If your symptoms are as I described, then I would go to your GP and tell him/her you want a stress test. I had a heart attack at 46 and they had misdiagnosed my angina for stomach issues for 2 years prior. So my disease was affecting me at 44. Age no longer seems to be an issue especially if you smoke. In Africa, heart disease is hitting people less than 30 years old.
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im so scared because since 3 days ago i become short of breath and have rapid pulse with minimal movement i went to hospital thinking i have blocked arteries or something like that they made ecg with symptoms my pulse were 105 lying in the bed while doing the ecg, i was scared sure there be answers but the dr said, this is normal O.O i had an echo before on may and my EF is 70% i just want to know if its my heart it feels very scary
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976897 tn?1379167602
Well that all depends, and is not a simple answer. If you have had a heart attack in the past or are currently having one, then an ECG would show something in most cases. If you have stable angina, where you get symptoms during exertion, then an ECG will look normal in most cases because you are laying relaxed on a bed with no exertion. Sometimes heart disease can disrupt the electrical signal of the heart and give warning signs on an ECG.
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